Machine for protecting checks and the like.



C. H. HASBROUCK.

MACHINE FOR PROTECTING CHECKS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJ. 1916- 3 SHEETS-SHEET l- Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

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MACHINE FOR PROTECTING CHECKS AND THE LIKE- Specification of LettersPatent. I

Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

Application filed August 1,1916. Serial No. 112,539.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. Hasa citizen of the United States, andresident of Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Machines forProtecting hecks and the like, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to machines for protecting checks and the like.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a machine forprinting checks or other drafts in such a manner as to prevent itsamount being altered. To this end, I provide 'a type wheel having thedlfblver a platen wheel between which, the check or draft is printed.

The second object of the present invention is to provide means forrotating the type wheel to bring the different amounts in printingposition on the check to be printed.

Another object is to provide a novel means for operating the type wheelto print the required amount on the check.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for regulating thepressure of the type wheel so that it will print on paper of differenttexture.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a mechanism of the abovementioned character having means associated therewith for raising thetype wheel off the check or other draft after the amount has beenprinted thereon, so that the check or draft will not be mutilated orsoiled upon the return of the type wheel to its normal position.

Still another object of the invention is to provide inking means that isoperatively connected with the type wheel rotating means whereby toreadily tell when the desired amount to be printed is in printingposition.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a'novel mountingfor the type wheel and rollers which supply ink to the same.

tion, consists of few parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and which maybe placed on the market at a comparatively low cost.

The above and other objects of my invent1on will fully appear from thefollowing description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings and be explicitly,

defined in the appended claims.

Common subject matter which is shown and described in this applicationbut not clalmed herein is claimed in my copending applications formachines for protecting checks-and the like, one case filed November 27,1917, Serial No. 2043210 and the other filed March 3, 1917, Serial No.152,425.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a top view of themachine.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the machine.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4+4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5-is an enlarged view of certain elements of the machine.

Fig. 6 is a side view of the machine, parts of which are shown in"section; and

Fig. 7 is a view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 1. 1 f Y Like charactersof reference indicate like parts throughout the views.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral. 5 indicatesthe base of the machine upon which is mounted the raised plate 6,beneath which the checks or other drafts are inserted. Mounted on thebase 5 at one end thereof is a substantially U- shaped member 7 and avertical supporting member 8 at its opposite end. ounted in the U-shapedmember 7 is a shaft 9. Slidably and pivotally mounted on this shaft 9 1sa frame 10 through which extends a shaft 11 carrying a pinion 12 uponits outer end. Connected with the frame 10 at its pivot point is acontractile spring 10' which is connected with the U-shaped member 7Keyed to this shaft 11 is a type wheel 13 which is formed with a hubportion 14: and a plurality of radially extending partitions 15. Mountedupon the outer face of this wheel 13 is a plurality of projections 16having suitable indicia thereon. These projections '16 are grooved ormilled as at 17.

Supported on one endof the shaft 11 is an L-shaped bracket member 18which supports an inverted U-shaped member 19 having bearings 20formed'upon its extremities. Mounted in these bearings 20 are inkingrollers 21. 1

Connected with the U-shaped member 7 and the vertical member 8 adjacentto the base 5 is a strip 22. A strip 23 also extends around the rearlongitudinal edge of the plate 6 and is secured to the base 5.

Supported by the brackets 24 is a trackway 25 which is provided with alongitudi= I the vertical member 8 is a bar 29 having a longitudinalslot 30 therein.

Movable along the inner face of the bar 29 is a plate 31 having anextension thereon which isaccommodated in the slot 30 of the bar and isconnected to a plate 32 Which is adapted for movement along the outerface of the bar 29., Projecting from this plate 32 is a pointer orindicator 33 that moves along a scale bar 34 having indicia thereon thatcorrespond to the indicia on the type wheel and which is mounted uponthe bar 29. Also formed on the plate 32 is a sleeve 35 having a handle36 projecting therefrom. Loosely engaged in this sleeve 35 is a lever 37that is pivotally connected to the member 22. Pivotally connected withthe lever 37 is a link 38 which in turn is pivotally connected to links39 and 40, as at 41. The lower end of the link 39 is pivotally connectedwith the member 22 and the lower end of the link 40 is pivotallyconnected with the rack bar 27. By this arrangement, it will be seenthat by simply moving the lever 37 longitudinally by means of the handle36, the type wheel will be rotated to the desired position.

Mounted on the base 5 adjacent to the free end of the frame 10 is aguide member 42 having longitudinal grooves 43 upon its opposing faces.Slidably mounted in these grooves 43 is a vertically movable member 44having spaced grooves 45 and 46 therein which are divided by the wall47. This wall 47 does not extend the entire length of the grooves 45 and46. The opposite ends of this wall 47 are beveled. Pivotally mountedupon this vertically movable member 44 is a cam 48 which is normallyheld in position shown in Fig. 7 by means of a coil spring 49. Extendingfrom the vertically movable member 44 is a relatively short pin 49'which limits the movement of the cam in one direction.

Projecting from the frame 10 is a pin 50 which is adapted to move in thegrooves 45 and 46. In order to exert varied pressures on the frame 10 sothat the grooved surfaces of the members 16 will out to the requireddepth in paper, of different textures, 1 provide an adjusting meanswhich consists of a rod5l which is swiveled in the guide member 42 andthreaded into the vertically movable member 44.

Rotatably mounted in a recess 52 in the base 5 is a relatively smallplaten wheel 53 having grooves to correspond to the grooves or milledsurface of the members 16.

Pivotally mounted on the base 5 is a lever 54 having a head 55 upon oneend thereof which is adapted for engagement with the frame 10 to shiftthe same transversely of the base 5. To insure perfect registration ofthe grooves in the wheel 53 and the grooves in the respective members16, a pin 54 is provided which is mounted on the strip 23. When the typewheel 13 is shifted transversely, the pin 54 enters between two of thepartitions15 and thereby prevents the wheel from rotating in eitherdirection.

In order to prevent the checks from slipping away from' the type wheel,I provide a lever 55 which is pivoted to the U-shaped member 7. Thislever is normally held against the check or draft by means of a coilspring 56.

Adj ustably mounted on the base 5 are the guide members 57. It will beseen that by moving these guide members, checks or drafts of differentwidths may be inserted in the machine.

The mode of operation of the device is as follows: The lever 55 isrocked so that the check may be inserted beneath the strip 22, beneaththe raised plate 6 and between the guide members 57. This lever is nowreleased and the lever 37 is now shifted longitudinally by means of thehandle 36, to any desired point. This will shift the rack bar 27 whichin turn rotates the gear 12 to bring any one of the members 16 intoalinement with the grooved wheel 53. The lever 54 is now rocked so thatthe head 55 engages the frame 10 and shifts the same transversely whichwillcause the check or draft to be shifted longitudinally between thegrooved platen wheel and the members 16, thereby printing a desiredcharacter or word upon the check or other document. During thisoperation, groove 46 until it is moved past the beveled end of the wall47. The cam 48 now engages this pin and shifts the same to the groove 45whereby the carriage will be permitted to return to its normal positionby means of the spring 10'.

' From the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and method ofoperation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art towhich the invention appertains. While I have described the principle ofoperation together with the device which I now consider to be the-pin 50moves in the the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understoodthat the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes maybe made when desired as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A mechanism of the character described including a base, a type wheelmounted thereon, means for rotating said type wheel, a grooved wheelmounted on the base adapted to co-act with the type Wheel, means foradjusting the pressure of the type wheel, said means-including a guide,a vertically movable member mounted in said guide and having operativeconnection with the type wheel, and a rod swiveled in the guide andthreaded into the vertically movable member. r

' 2. In a printing machine, a

and transversely movable frame mounted thereon, a type wheel mounted inthe frame, a platen mounted on the base, means for bringing thecharacters of the type wheel selectively in alinement with the platenand shifting the type wheel across the same, and means for adjusting thepressure of the type wheel.

3. A printing machine comprising a base, a frame pivotally andtransversely movable on the base, a printing wheel carried by the frame,said printing wheel being provided with printing characters, means forshifting the frame transversely, means cooperating with the printingcharacters to causea printing operation upon the transverse movement ofthe frame, and means for adjusting the pressure of the printing wheel,the last mentioned means comprising a guide, a vertically movable membermounted in said guide, and a rod swiveled in said guide and threadedinto said vertically movable member.

4. A printing machine comprising a base, a frame pivotally andtransversely movable on the base, a printing wheel journaled within saidframe, said printing wheel being provided thereon with printingcharacters, a platen wheel carried by said base, means for shifting theframe transversely to cause the printing wheel and platen wheel tocooperate to perform a printing operation, and means for adjustlng thepressure of the printing wheel, the last mentioned means comprising aguide, a vertically movable member mounted in said guide, and a rodswiveled in said guide and threaded into said vertically movable member.

5. In a printing machine, a base, a pivoted and transversely movableframe mounted thereon, a type wheel mounted in the frame, a platen wheelto cooperate with the type wheel, means for bringing the characters ofthe type wheel selectively in printing position, and a verticallyadjustable member mounted on the base and having operative connectionwith'the frame whereby to regubase, a pivoted late the printing pressureof the type wheel.

6. In a printing machine, a base, a pivoted and transversely movableframe mounted thereon, a type wheel mounted in the frame, a platen wheel'to cooperate with the type wheel, means for bringing the characters ofthe type wheel selectively in alinement with *the platen and shiftingthe type wheel across the same, means normal-1y urging the frame awayfrom the platen, a vertically adjustable member mounted on the base andhaving parallel grooves therein, a pin projecting from the frame andextending within one of the grooves, and means adapted to engage the pinafter the printing operation to move the same to the other groovewhereby the frame will be free to return to its normal position.

7. In a printing machine, a base, a pivoted and transversely movableU-shaped frame mounted thereon, a type wheel mounted in the frame, meansfor bringing the characters of the type wheel selectively in alinementwith the platen and shifting the type wheel across the same, meansnormally urging the frame away from the platen, an adjustable membermounted on the base having parallel grooves therein, a pin projectingfrom the frame and extending within one of the grooves, a spring heldcam pivotally mounted adjacent the rear end of the longitudinal groovesadapted to engage the pin to move the same into the other groove afterthe printing operation, whereby the frame will move to its initialposition.

8. In a printing machine, a base, a pivoted and transversely movableframe mounted thereon, a type wheel mounted in the frame and carrying apinion, a platen mounted on the base, a channel-shaped guide arrangedadjacent the type wheel, a longitudinally movable rack bar mounted inthe guide adapted to mesh with the pinion to rotate the type wheel, anindicator, a scale bar over which the indicator moves, means operativelyconnecting the indicator with the rack bar to indicate the resultantposition of the type wheel when the rack bar is shifted, and a levermounted on the base adapted to engage the frame to shift the same tomove the type wheel into printing position with the platen.

9. In a printing machine, a base, a rotatable and axially movable typewheel mounted thereon, the type wheel including a hub, and a pluralityof partitions extending radially therefrom, a platen cooperating withthe printing wheel, means for rotating the type wheel to bring itsprinting characters selectively in alinement with the platen, means 10.In a printing machine, a base, a rotatable and axially movable typewheel mounted thereon, the type Wheel including a hub, and a pluralityof partitions extending radially therefrom, a platen arranged inproximity t0 the type Wheel, means for rotating the type Wheel to bringits characters selec tivelyvin alinement with the platen, manuallyoperated means to shift the type Wheel into printing engagement with theplaten, a horizontally disposed pin mounted above the platen and adaptedto enter between a pair of the partitions during the axial movement ofthe type wheel, a pivoted member adapted to engage the instrument to beprinted to prevent the same from moving away from the type Wheel, andmeans for adjusting printing pressure of the type Wheel.

11. A printing machine c0mprising a base, aframe pivotally andtransversely movable thereon, a printing Wheel jou'rnaled within saidframe, said printing Wheel being provided with printing characters, aplaten Wheel carried by said base, a lever pivoted on the base andadapted to engage the frame to shift the same transversely across theplaten wheel to bring the printing Wheel into printing engagement withthe platen Wheel, and means for adjusting thepressure of the printingWheel, the last mentioned means comprising a guide, a vertically movablemember mounted in said guide, and a rod sWiveled in said guide andthreaded into said vertically movable member.

CHARLES H. HASBROUCK.

